Provincial Politics

Welcome to UnSpun - The Orca's current events podcast and YouTube show. Every week, Jody Vance and George Affleck unspin the latest news in local, provincial, federal politics, and much more.

Maclean Kay: John Horgan is savvy enough to know his “don’t blow it” comments backfired. What’s surprising is ordinarily he’d also be savvy enough to apologize and move on.

Jody Vance: Many young service industry workers already work paycheque to paycheque and tip to tip. Rather than blame them, the province should extend a hand.

Rob Shaw: Yes, case numbers are on the rise in younger demographics. But that’s also who has suffered most in the pandemic, and blaming them was astonishing.

Maclean Kay: Public health messaging has needed to change for a while – but yesterday was several steps backwards.

Political headaches come in all forms.

Rob Shaw: The ‘Netflix Tax’ won’t be popular – taxes never are – but it’s a small increase, and local providers already pay it.

Katy Merrifield: Relatable and inherently silly, Vancouver’s now-infamous toilet is the kind of issue that tends to stick. And stink.

Welcome to UnSpun - The Orca's current events podcast and YouTube show. Every week, Jody Vance and George Affleck unspin the latest news in local, provincial, federal politics, and much more.

Rob Shaw: The province is unrolling the most ambitious plan yet to deal with homelessness – but there’s a catch.